Lydia Magallanes

Storyteller

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Read some of my old tweets and it's really just me talking to myself for years as my mental health declined I'm so embarrassed I should probably just delete my account

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

@BradOIFTWICE Been trying to get my life together~

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Putting my story out there in the form of a weekly newsletter.

A panic attack at 26 years old on live TV ended my career and forced me to confront my repressed traumas. I've been untangling my identity ever since.

I'd love to share with you. Drop your email or DM.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Lurking on this hellsite to check the vibes

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

My timeline is hopelessly disjointed and out of synch with current events. This is hardly a timely or relevant source of news anymore.

I will keep whining about this app until I forget my login or my account is closed because of inactivity.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

I’ve tried curating my Twitter feed to restore it to some semblance of value, but it reverts to previously muted and blocked accounts.

It’s gasping for life. Each ragged breath is a 20teens meme, viral video or hot take.

Just put Twitter out of its misery already.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Just shouting into the void here—

For years Twitter was a reliable source of real-time information, expert insight and context for me, a small town journalist, to better understand the big picture of my beat.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Even after the journalism chapter of my life ended, I continued to keep up with current events and niche interests. But today, Twitter looks more like my neglected Facebook feed, desperately throwing cheap, recycled and shallow content at me in hopes of grasping at my attention.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

@StorytellerSBM @CLTAirport @MaryCalkinsTV @WBTV_News The dress & sneaker combo means serious business!

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Twitter sucks here’s a picture of my dog enjoying a popsicle

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

@IwriteOK It’s not real debate unless there are boxes of manila expando folders, poorly fitting business attire and the phrase ‘substantially increase’ involved.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

I usually have like 6-8 meme conversations going at once and take 5-10 business days to get back to each one. My brain is rotting.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

It’s been said before but if the DOD is serious about solving the growing recruitment & retention problem, for the love of God, pls overhaul family support resources. So many overqualified women with career gaps & resumes of random entry level jobs. Wages & retirement lost.

[Jack Murphy @JackMurphyRGR]

The military thinks it is still 1955 and women are homemakers that are supposed to provide free labor to their husband's unit and run FRG bake sales. It's pretty damn bizarre looking at it from the outside.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

What if instead of writing multiple cover letters I just included a really sweet picture of my dog?

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

@nils_gilman Tours = staged snapshot of a rotation, or time spent at NTC. It’s like a long, expensive game of laser tag in the desert (or woods @ JRTC) with role players, vehicles, aircraft & live special effects. It’s supposed to be shitty & chaotic to simulate worst case scenarios.

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Social media filters are making beauty standards so unrealistic like my self-esteem is on the floor after seeing this picture

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

@BBCWorld I thought this was a potato

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

This sweet Valentine gave us the gift of her literal body weight in diarrhea around the living room that we spent the morning scooping, bleaching & steam cleaning out of the carpet 💩 ♥️

[Lydia Magallanes @MagallanesLydia]

Sorry but how did Fall Out Boy not at least include Sugar, We’re Going Down in that set 💔